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SHELTER FOR TRAMPS
Practically every town is visited by tramps, who pass along from one town to another, and since the depression the number has increased considerably. Some are very decent fellows, in search of work, but others often make a nuisance of themselves, and it is a difficult problem to know what is best to do about these “birds of passage.” One of the first things they naturally do on arrival in a town is to find a place of shelter, and get some wood to make a fire. Sheds on reserves and empty houses are generally sought, and although the unfortunate men need shelter, they are seldom made welcome in any of their locations, and often adjacent wood-heaps suffer, while nearby residents are frequently perturbed by the proximity of so many of whom are of doubtful character.
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